Anselmo
Anselmo was the 10788th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 1157th; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,263 places. More babies were named Anselmo in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,788 boys, down 3,246 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199041 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,748babies recorded
Anselmo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,788 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,542 | 10 |
| 2010 | #5,753 | 15 |
| 2000 | #3,154 | 27 |
| 1990 | #1,871 | 41 |
| 1980 | #1,731 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,798 | 24 |
| 1960 | #1,320 | 36 |
| 1950 | #1,272 | 32 |
| 1940 | #2,486 | 9 |
| 1930 | #1,192 | 35 |
| 1920 | #1,699 | 21 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anselmo, counting every spelling?
Anselmo is the most common spelling of a name family that had 11 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 11 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anselmo | 6 | #10,788 | 61 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anselmo?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anselmo (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Anselmo born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anselmo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anselmo?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Anselmo are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 25 and 60. That makes Anselmo mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anselmo by state
How common Anselmo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anselmo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anselmo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anselmo
How popular is the name Anselmo?
Anselmo was the 10788th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 1157th; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,263 places. More babies were named Anselmo in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Anselmo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Anselmo in the US.
Where is Anselmo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anselmo was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.